What is trauma? How trauma affects Body and Mind?
What does it take to recover?
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Trauma can disrupt our sense of safety, our ability to trust, and our connection to our bodies and emotions.
It’s the emotional, psychological, and physical response to an experience or series of experiences that overwhelms our ability to cope. Trauma can result from a single event, like an accident or loss, or from ongoing situations, such as neglect, abuse, or prolonged stress.
When an experience is too overwhelming to process at the moment, it can leave a lasting imprint on our minds and bodies. This imprint affects how we see ourselves, relate to others, and engage with the world.
While trauma can leave us feeling stuck, isolated, or fragmented, it’s important to remember that healing is possible. By gently acknowledging and integrating these past experiences, we can begin to reclaim our sense of wholeness and well-being.
Trauma often creates a ripple effect throughout the body and mind, leaving lasting imprints. When we encounter a traumatic event, our nervous system responds by shifting into survival mode, which can cause intense emotional and physical reactions.
These responses are often beyond our control, as the body is wired to protect us in moments of fear or danger. Common reactions to trauma include:
The body tends to store trauma, which is why trauma recovery often involves more than just "talking it out"—it’s about reconnecting with your body and reestablishing a sense of safety from within.
Trauma recovery is ultimately about reclaiming your power. The path may not always be easy, but it is deeply transformative.
As you learn to regulate your nervous system, set healthy boundaries, and engage in practices that bring you peace, you’ll find that your relationship with yourself shifts in profound ways.
Remember, your healing is your own—there’s no timeline, and no "right" way to do it.
Be patient, be kind to yourself, and trust that you’re moving in the direction of wholeness.
TRAUMA RECOVERY PROCESS: A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION
Healing from trauma is a deeply personal journey, and it’s important to understand that recovery doesn’t follow a straight path. Trauma recovery involves three key stages:
Safety and Stabilization: The foundation of healing is creating a sense of safety, both physically and emotionally. This often involves learning techniques to calm your nervous system and create boundaries in your life that allow you to feel secure.
Processing the Trauma: Once you’ve established a sense of safety, you can begin processing the trauma itself. This stage involves exploring the emotions, memories, and physical sensations associated with the trauma in a supportive and contained way.
This is where therapies like craniosacral therapy, breathwork, somatic work or trauma-focused talk therapy can be deeply healing.
Reconnecting with Life: As you move through recovery, you’ll begin to reconnect with life in a new way. This stage is about finding joy, purpose, and a deeper connection to yourself and others. It’s a time of growth, where you build resilience and begin to see yourself not just as someone who survived trauma, but as someone who is thriving beyond it. Remember, trauma recovery is not about getting rid of all the pain at once—it’s about moving toward healing step by step, at a pace that feels safe and supportive for you.
The importance of healing from trauma
Healing from trauma is essential because unaddressed trauma can impact every aspect of your life, from your relationships and work to your physical health and self-esteem.
Trauma can create a sense of numbness or detachment, but healing allows you to reconnect with yourself and others, reclaim your sense of safety, and rediscover joy and meaning in life.
Healing is not about "getting over" what happened; it’s about finding ways to live with it that don’t prevent you from living fully.
It’s about regaining control over your life and moving forward with a renewed sense of hope and purpose.
"Trauma is not some big dark scary monster inside of us, some mysterious evil force working against us. Trauma is simply undigested life energy. It’s the tears we need to cry but have not yet cried, the screams we wanted to scream but didn’t. It is the shakes left unshaken, the loneliness left unfelt, the feelings repressed and stifled in order to hold up a self-image and stay safe and not fall apart." - Jeff Foster
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